Groppoli

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05011GRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Pieve S. Michele
Font Location in Church: inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Pistoia, Toscana, Italy, Europe
Font Notes:
Illustrated in Biehl (1926: Tafel 71) as a polygonal [hexagonal?] monoloithic font ornamented with a high-relief arcade of round arches around the sides; some of the arches appear blind but at least one has a large human head; the spandrels of the arcade have fleur-de-lis and other foliage motifs.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: polygonal, unmounted
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

REFERENCES

  • Biehl, Walter, Toskanische Plastik des frühen und hohen Mittelalters, Leipzig: Verlag von E.A. Seemann, 1926, Tafel 71